France qualify for Davis Cup group stage

France booked their place in the group stage of the Davis Cup after completing a 4-0 win over Taiwan in Taipei on Sunday.

Back in familiar territory ✨

France move on to the #DavisCup Group Stage Finals after a stellar weekend in Taipei City 🏙️@FFTennis pic.twitter.com/DvfcyJKYnn

— Davis Cup (@DavisCup) February 4, 2024

Already leading 2-0 from Saturday's singles, France secured their passage when Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin came back from a set down to beat Hsu Yu-hsiou and Jason Jung 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/1).

"We were perhaps a little timid at the start," said Roger-Vasselin.

"We stayed calm. We knew our level of play was going to change. We had to keep our nerve."

Quentin Halys rounded off the French victory with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) win over Jason Tseng.

Slovakia, Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Brazil, USA and Canada also qualified over the weekend with another four ties still to be decided.

Defending champions Italy and last year's runners-up Australia, as well as Britain and Spain have advanced automatically to the finals.